Electrical burning odor investigated in commercial building, Mt Airy MD
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a commercial building near N Main St to investigate an odor of electrical burning and light haze in a server room. The fire alarm was triggered but no active fire was found. Crews checked breaker panels and ventilation spaces for safety and investigated a nearby restaurant as part of the response. The situation was cleared after confirming no fire or hazards were present.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Command of Tower 3.
00:02
You'll have basement division.
00:04
It's reported that there's a possible restaurant on the lower level.
00:08
Let me know if there's any conditions down there.
00:11
I got me.
00:16
Carroll to Main Street Command.
00:22
Command. At this time, you're short one special service.
00:28
Can you hold off with backing that unit up?
00:32
Trial 3, 1123.
00:35
Agent 1-1-1-1-2 Charlie's hat.
00:44
27 is a military drive-free.
00:51
Division 2 to command, the actual units that we're going to be operating in right now is 2-2-1.
00:57
It's going to be on Division 2 here on the Alpha Delta side of the structure.
01:05
We still have an odor light haze, but nothing above or below it, so we're not sure exactly where it's coming from, but it seems like it's definitely coming from this suite.
01:16
I copy that is definitely coming from that suite.
01:19
I do have Tower 3 going to the basin to clear the basin then I'll send them upstairs to you for assistance.
01:26
Okay, and then see if you just have somebody make it to the fire alarm panel, maybe silence it.
01:32
I believe it's going to be a pool station, but initially had the alarm go in.
01:39
Rescue Squad 9 and Route Driver only.
01:44
Rescue Squad 9 out of town.
01:46
Vision 1. Father Van,
01:53
if somebody can make their way to that restaurant to verify something doesn't come up from down there.
02:02
Call for Rescue Squad 6 and Rescue Squad 4 is cancel, 1124.
02:13
Go ahead, basement.
02:16
Everything is clear down here.
02:19
One of the reps is trying to get us a building rep now so we can get a control with a fire alarm panel.
02:30
Command copies.
02:32
Can you give me your end report on how many people you're working with in the basement?
02:39
In a basement division.
02:40
How many people are you operating with?
02:46
Right now, I'm just down here by myself.
02:48
I'm the way for us put it through is getting ladders.
02:54
I got.
02:56
I'm going to pray one to measure this.
03:05
Command, Edge 6-1, Edge 101.
03:09
Stayed alongside Charlie at the water supply.
03:16
Next month they've got.
03:21
Division 2 to engine 3-1 fade out.
03:25
On the alpha side, I'm going to need an hour in the right set, please, so I can reset the pull space.
03:35
The driver of command, roof is clear.
03:39
Command copies, roof is cleared.
03:43
Command engine 9-1.
03:46
Good.
03:49
Well, the Delta side of this attached exposure.
03:51
The address is near N Main St, but have your crew heading that direction and make sure that occupancy is clear.
03:59
Copy, Delta, exposure.
04:03
Ninja, 101, Stage, when Charlie's on that, the distillery drive highway.
04:12
Indian 101, 11, 27.
04:16
Basement Division to the second floor, Division 2?
04:21
Yes.
04:23
While you're investigating up there, St.E.
04:31
I just said on second floor full full.
04:38
Full state from the division two has been pulled and I'm working on resetting that right now I had to get an Allen wrench set first.
04:48
Command of car have all units in on location level one stage.
04:55
Truck 2 is arrived Charlie side command we're going to stage with the equipment till you advise otherwise with us on.
05:02
Okay truck 2 I have you with Charlie side.
05:07
Where's your staffing again?
05:11
Now so.
05:28
We actually have an FDC back here also move her in hydrant.
05:35
Committee and copy, you have an FDC on the side, Charlie.
05:39
In all units, updated status.
05:43
We have a three-story type 3-3 construction with an odor on the second floor.
05:49
No visible smoke.
05:51
We have a detached exposure inside Delta that's a restaurant that's also being investigated.
06:00
Division 2, debasement.
06:03
Ted?
06:06
Full station has been reset on Division 2.
06:09
If you want to see if you can completely reset the alarm system, I see the hold.
06:17
Forty-three I've arrived.
06:19
Staged inside Charter that I-101.
06:23
10-4-3-1129.
06:29
Basement division division two fire alarm I'm coming up to you now you broke up there I'm assuming you said the fire alarm is reset you're coming up to me.
06:45
Correct we're going to be in two two one command of division two two.
06:54
I have tower 3 making the make an entry to check the breaker box to see if we have any breakers stripped.
07:02
I'm okay.
07:04
I'm trying to see where the breaker panel is that actually see Suite 221.
07:09
We've gone into like a small closet.
07:11
It looks like a server room.
07:13
I'm going to have a strong odor of electrical burning inside of there.
07:17
Not 100% sure though if that's what the actual cause was, and we're still investigating.
07:22
Whatever light smoke that we think we did see is dissipated and the odor started to dissipate off though.
07:30
Committee, need any additional resources?
07:35
I have operating still with three, and I'm not sure how many you had on a tower coming up here, but that should be sufficient enough for now,
07:45
other than if we get that all clear from that restaurant.
07:51
That way, command, restaurants all clear.
07:56
Committee copies were you able to check other floors on that in that building?
08:02
We'll go ahead and go to Division Telf.
08:06
Copy. Now I want to have you going up to Division 2 and near N Main St.
08:14
Basin Division, Division, Phil.
08:17
All the VG electricity comes in through the basement where the fire alarm panel is.
08:24
They're saying that there are subpanels throughout the building,
08:29
and I'm not seeing a subpanel down here that's linked to 221, so it's probably in that suite.
08:37
Division 2 to command.
08:40
Can somebody please send me up an attic ladder to Division 2?
08:48
Squad 9 arrive.
08:52
Rescue Squad 9 1132.
08:57
Command copies, Division 2.
08:58
I have your fade over, bringing that to the front door.
09:01
We're going to shoot, we can pop a couple field in tiles here and make sure we don't have anything in the out of space there or any of the space above us.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Main St, Mt Airy, MD 21771
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